Jindal urges GOP to redefine itself as he looks to 2016

6:12 PM,
Nov. 15, 2012

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, right, and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told fellow Republicans they have to redefine themselves and the party in the wake of its loss to President Barack Obama in last week?s election.

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John Andrew Prime
The Daily Advertiser

In a national interview that suggests he is positioning himself to represent his party in the runup to 2016, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told fellow Republicans they have to redefine themselves and the party in the wake of its loss to President Barack Obama in last week's election.

"We've got to make sure that we are not the party of big business, big banks, big Wall Street bailouts, big corporate loopholes, big anything," Jindal told the website Politico.com in a 45-minute telephone interview. "We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys."